Brush



Nov; 11,` 1924 1,515,503 K. A. LUCEY BRUSH Filed March 5, 1924 @51j AMal abbina? Patented Nov. 1l, l924 It.,

FFICE.

'I'ET BRUSH.

Application filed March 3, 1924. Serial No. 696,663..

To all lwhom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, KATHERINE A. LUGEY, citizen of the United States,residing at Mazomanie, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention relates to brushes and aims to improve upon thestructure thereof so as to provide a device which will pele; efficientin cleansing milk cans and the Another important object of the inventionis to provide a device of this nature having a resilient mounting sothat the bristles thereof may be forced into engagement with all partsof the can being cleaned.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a brush of thisnature having a simple structure, one which is reliable, inexpensive tomanufacture, durable, light, and well adapted to the purpose for whichit is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a brush embodying my invention, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the spring arms forming a partof the brush.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 1 designates anelongated handle formed of any desirable material and provided at oneend with a suitable hook 2 so that it may be engaged with a nail whenthe brush is not in use. A pair of spring arms 3 is disposed on theother end of the handle 1. Each spring arm 3 is curved throughout itslength terminating at one end in a pair of oppositely disposed ears 4which are curved over toward each other to form a sleeve. The other endof the arm is provided with an eye or opening 5. A bolt, screws, orother fastening elements 6 pass through the eyes or openings 5 of thearms 3 so as to secure them to the end of the handle 1 in such a mannerthat they are curved from each other `as is indicated to advantage inFigure 1. The brush proper indicated at A comprises a twisted wire shank7 preferably formed of two strands of wire twisted about each other.rIhese wires are formed of some suitable resilient material and the endsthereof are disposed in and held by the sleeves formed by the ears 4.The intermediate portion b of the shank 7 is substantially straightwhile the end portions c are curved toward each other so that theterminals 0l may be received within the sleeve formed by ears 4. Thearms 3 are also formed of some resilient material and it will thus beseen that by pressing downwardly upon the handle 1 the length of thestraight intermediate portion b may be increased since the curvedportion c will be forced outwardly and portions thereof becomecontinuations of the intermediate portion b. It will also be seen thatbecause of the resilient nature of the arms 3 of the shank 7 that thebrush may be forced through a rather restricted neck of a milk can andused to efficiently clean the bottom thereof.

The bristles f are preferably attached intermediate their ends by beingpassed between the two twisted strands of the shank 7 and should becomparatively stiff so that they may be forced into the crevices of cansand the like. Although I have described my invention with a certaindegree of particularity, it is to be understood that numerous changes inthe details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or' scope ofthe invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A brush of the class described including a handle, a pair ofresilient arms eX- tending from one end of the handle and curved so asto diverge-from each other and terminating in sleeves, a bristlecarrying member, a wir@ shank having its ends disposed in and engaged bysaid sleeves.

2. A brush of the class described including a handle, a pair of curvedarms attached to the handle and diverging from each other andterminating in a pair of oppositely disposed ears curved over towardeach other to form sleeves, and a bristle carrying member having aresilient wire shank, the ends thereof being disposed in and engaged bythe ears forming the sleeves.

3. A brush of the class described including a handle, apair of resilientarms, eao'h arm being curved throughout its length and terminating atone end in a pa-ir of oppositely disposed ears eurvedtoward each otherto form a sleeve and at its other end an opening, fastening elementspassing throughvk the openings of the arms for attaching theln to thehandle, said armsv diver'ging from each otherwhen attached to thehandle, and a l0 bristle carrying ineinber including a Wire shank of`resilierit"Inateria'h the' ends of the Wire'- shank beingreeeive'd inand engaged by the sleeves formed by the ears.

iii-testimony whereof I' affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

n KATHERINE A. LUCEY. Witnesses:

ALMA T. DAVIES,

CEAS. T. D'Avrn'e.

